Paper bag.



Patentad Mar. 26, |901. A. DIEM.

PAPER BAG.

en ion led Oct. 26, 1900.)

nr (Hl NrTnn STATES PATENT OFFIC.

ALBRT DIEM, OF' CINCINNATI, OHIO;

PAPER BAG.

srncirrcerron forming part of Lettere :Patent Ne. @0,5073 dated nieren 2e, reci. Application iled October 26, 1900. Serial No. 34.429. (No model.)

To all whom, it may concer-r1,.-

Be it known that I, ALBERT DIEM, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Cincinnati, in the county of Hamilton and State of Ohio, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Paper Bags, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming part ofV this specification.

My invention has `to do with the construction of paper bags made of manila or rope stock of the character generally employed in the manufacture of the heavier and stronger bags or sacks and at the same time providing such bags with a smooth and white surface on the exterior or interior, as desired, giving it a fancier and more finished appearance and at the same time providing a surface better adapted for any imprint or inscription it may be desired to place thereon.

In the drawings, Figure l is a plan of the blanks cut and scored to fold into bag form. Fig. 2 is a plan view of the blanks partially folded. Fig. 3 is a plan viewof the blanks folded into bag form, portions of the facingblank being partially torn away in the various figures to show the main blank.

A is a blank or sheet of paper of the heavy manila or rope character, which is generally supplied in rolls and of a width corresponding with the size or depth of the bag into which it is to be made, the stock from the rolls being fed to a machine, where it is cut and scored in the desired manner and glued and folded into bag form, the scores being indicated by dotted lines in the drawings and the heavy lines indicating slits, and the places where the glue or other suitable adhesive material is applied being indicated by reference-letter a.. To meet the wants and needs ofthe trade, it has often been necessary to provide these bags with a smooth white surface for the purpose of receiving any desiredimprints or inscription and also to give the bag or sack' a more finished appearance. Y Heretofore this hasl been donel by 'giving the manila or rope stock a sort of chemical or clay .fn1'ish, giving it a white surface, `Whereby'any printed matter placed thereon would more` plainly be displayed. This clay or .Whitened surface was, however, more or less objectionable, for the reason that it would rub and become effaced, and thus especially making it objectionable when it was desired to provide the bag with any advertising matter on its surface. To

overcome this objection and pro'vide a perma? nent white and finished surface, I provide a secondary blank B of thin white paper, which is to be adhesively secured to` the main blank A. As this blank or sheet B is merely intended to give the bag a finished whitesurface, for the sake of economy and weight it is cut from very thin stock, which would not have sufficient strength to permit the overlapping portions of the bag to be glued onto it. It is therefore necessary in order to produce a strong and secure bag to cut the blank B in the manner shown, the blank B being cut away at the points c c, exposing the portions of the main blank A, which when the blank is folded into bagform overlap and form the bottom. The secondary or facing blank B is also cut away at bfthus permitting the exposed portion of the blank A to come into contact with the overlapping end oi"l said blank A. The blank B being previously cut, as above described, is then glued or securely fastened throughout its entire length to the main blank A, exposing the one end of the blank A and the portions of the blank A Whichform the bottom. The two blanks t-hus secured together are then properly scored, the exposed portions -of the main blank A being provided with suitable adhesive material and folded into bag form, bringing the exposed parts of the blank Aiuto contact with the overlapping parts of said main sired, and I do not wish tolimit myself to the Y exact construction shown inthe drawings. 1

Should it bedesired to'provide'the bag Well as the outside, it is simply necessary to provide another blank so cut away as to leave with a smooth white surface on the inside'as f the opposite side of the blank exposed, leaving` it free to come into contact with the adjacent overlapping' side.

I have described or spoken of the secondary blank B being secured throughout its entire length to the main blank A. I do not Wish to be understood as intending to say that the entire surface of blank B is necessarily glued or adhesively secured to blank A; but what I do wish understood is that the edges of the secondary blank 'I3 throughout must be secured to the main blank A and not merely secured at the middle or central portion with the edges unsecured, and it is with this understanding that the Word entirely is used in the claims.

Having thus described my invention, what Iclaim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

l. In a paper bag, comprisinga main blank cut and scored to fold into bag form, a secondary blank entirely secured to the main blank and having cut-away portions so as to permit the overlapping sides and bottom portions oi the main blank to be adhesively Secured upon themselves, substantially as shown, and for the purpose of providing the bag with a smooth surface.

2. In a paper bag, the combination with a main blank cut and scored to fold into bag form, of a facing-blank of lighter material entirely secured to said main blank, and having cut-away portions c, to permit of the overlapping portions of the main blank to be glued upon themselves, substantially as shown, and for the purpose of providing the ha;` with a smooth surface.

3. In a paper bag, comprising two facingblanks, incasing the main blank and entirely secured thereto, said blanks eut and scored to fold into bag form, the facing-blanks having cut-away portions atthe side and bottom to permit the overlapping' main blank to be adhesively secured upon itself, substantially as and in the manner specified.

ALVIN BODEMER, GEORGE HEIDENAU. 

